Absolutely fake. The last sentence should read "failure to do so" not "fail to do so" if they wanted to convince people
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If it's currys you're going to be contacted to arrange a delivery
Text I received yesterday was from "UK_Gov". Maybe it's just how EE labelled it, as I'm on EE too.
Not saying the additional text isn't faked (anything can be spoofed these days).
Looks fake; the grammar mistakes give it away. Also, they'd announce ahead of time if they were tracking phones.
My phone shows it as UK_Gov.
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I got a text from UK Gov and UK_Gov, but I do think it's fake just because of the grammatical errors
Alas, no, it's an Apple reseller chain in the local area. I've e-mailed them again to see if there is anything they can do or if I'm going to have to wait. Might be an excuse for a new laptop...!
That 20% extra definitely isn't worth it for a supermarket worker being shouted at by gammons annoyed they can only get 3 bananas, no
Seems fake but all they would have to do is look at the cell towers your phone has connected to.
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That text is fake as hell, all they need to do is rename a contact to UK_Gov and have them copy paste the original text we got sent by the government.
Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
The Queen is said to be in "good health" and is still following all appropriate guidance after her son and heir was diagnosed.
news.sky.com
No he didn't. The poor grammar is hilarious at the end.
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Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
The Queen is said to be in "good health" and is still following all appropriate guidance after her son and heir was diagnosed.
Wow... and he's in the risky age range too.
Shit just got real for the boomers who wont stay in.Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
The Queen is said to be in "good health" and is still following all appropriate guidance after her son and heir was diagnosed.
Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
The Queen is said to be in "good health" and is still following all appropriate guidance after her son and heir was diagnosed.
Why is he at his holiday home, though - surely Aberdeenshire has enough elderly rich folk in castles without him adding to the pressure?
The US stimulus package makes ours look so shit in retrospect. Ours is almost completely targeted at businesses. How can a country ran by Trump help the folk that need it better than us.
what is the us stimulus package - and why is it better than whats happening in the UK?
They won't have enough staff to. People really need to be a little more grounded and practical in their reactions through all this
Because it's those folk who will vote him back in.
Tory's will get those big donations off the big business' they're helping.
Hasn't he lost a third of staff and remaining people aren't trained for the right equipment. I don't think it's the kind of thing a public official fights over if they can avoid it.
Got this as well, but didn't get the followup part of this (That said, I have been working at home for the last week now). So... ???
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Well played.
Senate, White House agree $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus ($1200 checks & 4 months of expanded unemployment benefits) Update3: Signed into law! COVID
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/03/24/trump-coronavirus-congress-economic-stimulus/ Senate vote should be later today, House will likely follow soon after if leadership is able to reel in dissenters. Summary of what’s included in the bill: FAQ on the bill...
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The help the government is giving. Almost everyone is getting money for them and children think it's around $1200 for them $500 per child and there is a big unemployment payment of $600 a week on top of state payment for the next 4 months for starters. I think we increased universal benefit by £20.
Trump is fighting an election in a few months, Boris is solid for 5 years.
Went to the supermarket this morning. There was an employee at the door letting people in only as others had left the store. They had a capacity of 24 people, and people were waiting outside patiently. Another staff member came by with a trolley that had bags of Mini Eggs that people queuing could have for free.
The whole thing was really well done. You could also only go in by yourself, so any spouses etc had to leave/wait in the car (which makes total sense). Managed to get everything we wanted to - even loo roll.
The whole thing was really well done. You could also only go in by yourself, so any spouses etc had to leave/wait in the car (which makes total sense). Managed to get everything we wanted to - even loo roll.
Also the opposition has a meaningful hold in legislative affairs due to controlling one of the three branches. Whereas Johnson and co can ignore Labour as they wish, meaning it's purely down to personal ambitions and how scared the situation makes them
i believe that there's nothing in place to stop someone spoofing those/presenting anything they want, in much the same was as email headers. might be wrong though
Yeah that too. Trump actually needs to work with the Dems if he doesn't want to risk being seen as having done literally nothing. The Dems did water down their bill to work with him though I believe? But still, much better than what we've got.
Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
The Queen is said to be in "good health" and is still following all appropriate guidance after her son and heir was diagnosed.
I thought it was Prince Philip at first, which at Philips age, would practically be a death sentence.
Charles should be fine as he'll have the best medical help money can buy.
Ours is so laser targeted towards businesses you would think it had came from Trump and his pals. The furlough thing for a start, has to be though the company. If they just get rid of you, there's nothing you can do at all.
it will be a good test of medical science, as this is an elderly patient with the best care possible. the outcome will be interesting (and i hope its a very good outcome)
My text came from UK_Gov fwiw.
Oh, actually: if you look at the time, both messages were sent next to each other. There should be another timestamp for the second message surely to indicate it came later than the first?
The texts come through your carrier, not specifically the government so there'll probably be some variance in the names.
they had two phones.
They renamed the contact and sent two text messages.
The grammar shows how gormless they are.
Do you have any reference for that?
I read this article yesterday:
The Covid-19 risks for different age groups, explained
Different age cohorts have different vulnerabilities to Covid-19, but nobody’s risk is zero.
www.vox.com
I actually think our way is better because going via the employer hopefully increases the chances that your job is there at the end of it. The US way takes people off of payroll.
Agreed. Unless there's also a wage coverage scheme in the US bill, if I had to chose between 80% of my income indefinitely and a guaranteed job at the end of this, or a cheque for £1200 quid today, I know which I'd take.
The big issue here is the lack of coverage for the self employed, contractors, (ambiguity about zero hours contracts?) and the level of SSP and benefits generally. I'm sure until Sunak finally acts, those people would take the certainty of upfront money over what they're currently entitled to (very little support).
For a good chunk of the people on this site, for anyone over 60 that gets this:Do you have any reference for that?
I read this article yesterday:
The Covid-19 risks for different age groups, explained
Different age cohorts have different vulnerabilities to Covid-19, but nobody’s risk is zero.
I get that this is a scary situation but the hyperbole on display from some really doesn't help. I had to withdraw from the main Corona thread on here about 2 weeks ago as it was doing no good for my mental health the way some people talk about all this.